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Friday, August 23, 2013

Who's On Top: Children's Books

Top 5 Children's BooksPicture Book: 1. PETE THE CAT: THE WHEELS ON THE BUS, by James Dean2. THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT, by Drew Daywalt3. LLAMA LLAMA AND THE BULLY GOAT, by Anna Dewdney4. GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITE, by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld5. PRESS HERE, by Hervé TulletSpotlight:

LLAMA LLAMA AND THE BULLY GOATBy Anna DewdneyLlama Llama likes to sing.Gilroy laughs at everything.Llama sings out just the same.Gilroy says a not-nice name. Teacher has some things to say:calling names is not OK. Llama Llama is learning lots of new things at school and making many friends. But when Gilroy Goat starts teasing him and some of their classmates, Llama Llama isn't sure what to do. And then he remembers what his teacher told him—walk away and tell someone. It works! But then Llama Llama feels badly. Can he and Gilroy try to be friends again? Taking on a difficult but important part of children's lives, Anna Dewdney gives readers a way to experience and discuss bullying in a safe and comforting way.

Middle Grade:WONDER, by R. J. PalacioTHE LAND OF STORIES, THE ENCHANTRESS RETURNS, by Chris ColferA LONG WALK TO WATER, by Linda Sue ParkTHE SON OF SOBEK, by Rick RiordanTHE CARE AND KEEPING OF YOU 1, by Valorie SchaeferSpotlight:

THE LAND OF STORIES, THE ENCHANTRESS RETURNSBy Chris ColferAfter decades of hiding, the evil Enchantress who cursed Sleeping Beauty is back with a vengeance.

Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue their mother and save the fairy tale world from the greatest threat it's ever faced.

Young Adult:1. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, by John Green2. DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth3. INSURGENT, by Veronica Roth4. THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak5. LOOKING FOR ALASKA, by John GreenSpotlight:

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIANBy Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live.Series:1. THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, by Cassandra Clare2. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan3. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins4. ORIGAMI YODA, by Tom Angleberger.5. DORK DIARIES, by Rachel Renée RussellSpotlight:

THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODABy Tom AnglebergerIT TAKES THE WISDOM OF YODA TO SURVIVED THE SIXTH GRADEMeet Dwight, a sixth-grade oddball. Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same T-shirt for a month or telling people to call him "Captain Dwight." This is embarrassing, particularly for Tommy, who sits with him at lunch every day. But Dwight does one cool thing. He makes origami. One day he makes an origami finger puppet of Yoda. And that's when things get mysterious. Origami Yoda can predict the future and suggest the best way to deal with a tricky situation. His advice actually works, and soon most of the sixth grade is lining up with questions.Tommy wants to know how Origami Yoda can be so smart when Dwight himself is so clueless. Is Yoda tapping into the Force? It's crucial that Tommy figure out the mystery before he takes Yoda's advice about something VERY IMPORTANT that has to do with a girl.This is Tommy's case file of his investigation into "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda."Disclaimer: All blurbs come from Goodreads.com, all list come from NYTimes.com.